heres the beef

boyesreef · 12-29-2007, 06:38 PM

i got an issue, had these stupid large green button polyps for five months now, bought it with three heads, has only grown three more (barely) and ive only seen them open a hand full of times. lighting is 25w (stock bio-cube lights) origional pmp plus a 170 gph powerhead for flow. ive moved them in and out of the flow, in and out of the light, i cant get them to do a thing, help pleaseor there getting a one way ticket to the lfs. thanks guys

***lReef lKeeper*** · 12-29-2007, 07:28 PM

what are your water parameters ?? buttons are a little picky if anything is out of order in the water chemistry.

boyesreef · 12-29-2007, 07:42 PM

they all look fine, right where they have always been. the polyps just dont spread or even open.

***lReef lKeeper*** · 12-29-2007, 07:51 PM

need numbers to be able to help you. buttons are very hardy and something has to be out of order for them not to open up. what size tank ?? what type of light (PC) ?? i dont know very much about nano's, but corals are my thing !!

how long are you leaving them in the spots that you have moved them to and from before moving them again ??

boyesreef · 12-29-2007, 08:03 PM

i dont know exact numbers right off the bat, i could get them by tomorrow. i just did a 10 percent water chainge yesterday, but i haveny seen them open in about a month. tank is a 14 gallon oceanic bio-cube im not sure of exact specs, but can be easily googled. lightsw are 24 watt coralife pcs. polyps are sitting at top most portion of the tank, in farily choppy water.

poppin_fresh · 12-29-2007, 08:27 PM

have you observed them under the moonlights? Mine close up a lot during the day, but at night they are fully open.

boyesreef · 12-29-2007, 08:31 PM

thats an idea, but in not too sure, they were ALWAYS open when i first got them, about tw omonths later, a lot less, now, nothing.

**Amphibious** · 12-29-2007, 10:26 PM

24 watt lights are not very bright BUT, you have them up high. Buttons don't like bright. I'd move them to the bottom and leave them alone because they also like stablity. In other words, they don't like to be moved up, down, into flow, out of flow, get them down and leave them settle in.

Dick

boyesreef · 01-02-2008, 02:45 PM

i moved them to the bottom of the tank last night, there starting to open a little bit. im super happy!!!